Letter writer Margaret Hernandez gives Cuban-Americans high marks because "they are witty, music-loving, intellectual, and worldly." (See: "GOP and immigrants, March 9") I assume she means that these are traits possessed by every American of Cuban heritage, genetically, even those who might otherwise be humorless, tone-deaf, dull and parochial.
The only thing she has against them is that they are conservative. That would cancel George P. Bush's Mexican heritage. If anyone had written such a letter complaining in this way about Mexican-Americans and making sweeping statements about personality traits and politics that apply to everyone in that group, you would have to put out a special edition just to handle all the letters complaining of that bigotry.-- J.E. Cook, Trophy ClubHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
